Still the Greatest Mother in the World
Date1920
Artist
A. E. Foringer
(American poster artist, 1878–1948)
Illustration CitationWorld War I poster advertising the annual Red Cross appeal for membership
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 27 5/16 × 20 1/2 in. (69.4 × 52.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, 1940
Object number1940-10.82
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextIn 1920, the Red Cross decided to make each anniversary of the end of World War I a time of renewing memberships. The organization continued to serve disabled veterans and to render international aid to war-torn countries. This poster alluded to A. E. Foringer's 1918 poster urging women to become Red Cross nurses. The updated "Still" and the infant and elderly war victims remind women that their help is still needed.
